St. Mary Church Quiz

[FoxLee]

Can anyone please tell me the name for a stag in its second year?

[grasscarp]

a knobber

[sarumite]

A Brocken .. see here

http://phrontistery.info/b.html

[sarumite]

Hi Foxlee .. you may need to take your pick, as knobber is also shown on this site!!

http://phrontistery.info/k.html

[FoxLee]

Thank you both very much for your prompt answers. I had just looked up knobber in Chambers and saw that it was the same as brocken. Why do they need two words for the same thing; it's not as though they are words from different regions of the country.

[slaney]

There seems to be a choice ..Brocket, Knobber, Brocken or Pricket.

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:mUSmHYc20 s0J:www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com/sectio ns/stalking/Red_Deer.htm+stag+brocken+knobber+ brocket+pricket&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk

[grasscarp]

That is very strange, because if you look up knobber on the same website that Sarumite has posted it also says a 2 year old stag.
Several other websites say that knobber is a two year old stag, and a brock a 3 year old stag.

[Dustybun]

Forgive me if I seem to be nit-picking, but FoxLee asked for the name for a stag "in its second year" not a 2 year old stag. Would this not then be a yearling?

[FoxLee]

I thought this was a relatively straightforward question! You've made a good point Dustybun, I shall probably go with your yearling. Many thanks and to everyone else for their input.